Foot-rest.



J. H. ROBERTSON.

FOOT REST.

APPLICATION flu-:n JuNEz, 1912.

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FOOT REST.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27 1912.`

Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

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JOHN H. ROBERTSON, or rLA'rTnvILLn, WISCONSIN.

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. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. e, 1917.

Application led .Tune 27, 1912. Serial No. 706,266.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN H. ROBERTSON, citizen of the United States, residing at Platteville, in the county of Grant and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foot-Rests, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to an improvement in attachments for hot air registers and the object of the present invention is the provision of a simple and efficient device for use in conjunction with the ordinary hot air register' which is so constructed that it may be used as a foot rest or to support articles of various kinds for the purpose of drying them or keeping them warm.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a device of this character which is so constructed that it may, when desired, be removed from its position adjacent the register without in any way defacing or altering the appearance thereof.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the detailed description hereinafter when read in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein a convenient embodiment of the invention is illustrated, and wherein like characters of reference refer to similar parts in the several views.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved foot rest, showing in part the shelf l which is adapted to be supported thereon;

Fig. 2 is a cross section, showing` the foot rest in position with a shelf supported thereon;

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are detail views of the wall plates and one of the covers for the sockets therein;

Fig. 6 is a front elevation lof a register, the foot rest being shown removed therefrom;

Fig.l 7 is a detail view showing the construction of the frame of the foot rest;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the improved foot rest and a cabinet supported thereon, and

Figs. 9, 10 and l1 are detail views of the construction 'shown in Fig. 8.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, A designates a hot air register which may be of any well known type. B

designates the foot rest which comprises a frame formed of a pair of side members C C which are adapted to be secured adjacent the sides ofthe register A and to project in front of the same, and bars D D which rigidly connect the upper portions of said side members. lIhe bars D D are positioned in front of the hot air register A and are spaced from each other, the bar nearest the register being preferably positioned a slight distance above the outermost bar. The bars D D may be of any suitable form and construction. Conveniently, however, I form said bars of tubes and secure the same between the side pieces C C of the frame of the foot rest by means of suitable tie rods Z d which pass through said tubes and through the side members of the frame, the side members and the bars being rigidly united by means of nuts threaded on the ends Oflsaid tie rods. By means of this construction tubes of any desired lengths can be utilized in connection with the side frames to make the foot rest the proper width for use in connection with registers of various sizes. The foot rest B may be supported in any suitable manner, but .I prefer to support the same in such a way that it may be readily removed from its position adjacent the register when desired.

.To this end, the wall at the sides of the register A and the adjacent portions of the side pieces C Cof the foot rest B are' provided with cooperating interengaging portions enabling the foot rest to be readily secured in position or removed without the necessity of employing any screws or similar fastening devices. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, wall plates E are secured by suitable fastening screwsor other means at the sides of the register A adjacent/theupper and lower portions of the register. Each of the wall plates E is provided with a socket therein having a front Vwall in which is formed a slot c having an enlarged upper end. The rear portions of the side pieces C C of the foot rest B are provided with portions which are adapted to directly Contact with the front walls of the sockets inthe wallplates E and fromwhich-project studs c having enlarged heads c which are of a size to pass through the enlarged portions of the slots e in the wall plates but are too large to pass through the narrow portions of said slots.

From the construction thus described it will be seen that by introducing the heads c of the studs c projecting from the side pieces of the foot rest B in'to the enlarged portions of the slots e, of the wall plates E, and

lowering the foot rest B, said frame will be secured in position. The front walls of the sockets in the' wall plates E are preferably provided on their rear surfaces adjacent the narrow portions of the slots e with wedge shaped ribs ewhich are adapted to coperate with the heads c of the studs c projecting),` from the side pieces of the foot rest to draw said side pieces of the foot rest tightly into engagement with the wall plates as'thc'foot rest is lowered. `While l have illustrated the wall plates as formed sepa. rate from the register A, it is obvious "that such plates may, if desired, be made integral vwith the front plate of the register.

In securing registers within "walls, the general practice is to utilize a register of a size to fit snugly between two of the relatively narrow studding pieces in the wall and as the front plate of the register is generally somewhat wider than the frame thereof, itwill be seen that there is a comparatively smallv space left at the outside of the front plate in which to secure the wall plates so that the securing screws therefor will pass into the studding as is desirable. To insure proper lsecuren'ien-t of the upper wall plates, I conveniently .form such plates with a main body portion which is adapted to be secured directly alongside of the front plate of the register and with an upper' inclined portion e2 which is adapted to extend above the upper end of the front wall of the vregister and inwardly of the side thereof, the inwardly extending portion of said inclined portion e2 'being provided with a suitable opening therein for a fastening. This construction insures a firm anchorage for the wall plates as the fastening screws in the inwardly extending portions ofthe widened upper ends e2 thereof will pass through the central portion of the studding pieces at each side of the register. ln the construction shownvin the drawings7 the lower wall plates are secured to the base'board, butwhen the register Vis positioned above the base board, the lowerwall plates will bevsimilar to the upper plates just described.

The studding pieces are always placed just sixteen inches apart, center to center. From this arrangement it follows that because of the peculiar construction of the wall plates with the two fastening screws passing through the aperturesv in the upper wider portion of the plates the same may be employed in connection with various widths of registers and Awithin certain limits, either the two inside screws or the two outside screws securely engaging the studding. Withl the wall plates as shown, and with any width of register front from twelve and one-half inches wide to seventeen inches wide, either the inside or outside screws will go into the studding and as it is only neces sary for one of these screws in each wall plate to go into the studding in order to make a secure fastening this construction makes the foot rest adaptable to practically all the different widths of registers that are on the market by simply using the`v different lengths of tubes and tie-rods.

To improve the appearance of the wall plates E when the deviceis detached therefrom, I preferably provide coverplates F for said wall plates. Each of said cover plates F comprises a body of a size to overlie the front wall of the socket formed in one of the wall plates E and completely covering the slots e therein from which body portion extends a stud f having an enlarged head, said stud being similar in construction to thc studs c which extend from the side pieces C C of the frame B, so that the cover plates may be, when desired, secured in position in substantially the same manner as heretofore described in connection with the frame B. The outer surface of the cover plates F may be ornamented, if desired, in any suitable manner.

G designates a shelf which may, when desired, be used in conjunction with the foot rest B heretofore described, said shelf comprising a metal body portion having an opencentral portion to permit the passage of the hot air therethrough. Depending from the underside'of the shelf Gr adjacent the rear edge thereof are a pair of brackets G which enable the shelf to'be detachably secured to the foot rest B. The brackets Grk are provided inl the rear ends thereof with slots g g which are adapted to` receive the innermost bar D of the foot, rest B when the shelf is in position thereon. Each of the brackets G is also provided with a portion g which is adapted, when the shelf is in position, to rest directly upon the outermost barD of the foot rest B and with a portion g2 which is adapted to lie directly in rear of the outermost bar D of the foot rest B, thus preventing outward movement of the shelf relative to the register A. To remove the shelf it is only necessary to elevate the outer end thereof a sufficient distance to withdraw the portion g2 of the brackets from in rear of the outermost bar D of the foot rest when by an outward movement the shelf can bet removed. rlhe shelf B is useful to support articles of various kinds when it isdeSired to either'1 dry the same oir to keep the same warm. ln many instances, however, better results may be secured when itfis desired to use the device as a'support for'articles to be dried, to remove the shelf andlto use the'bars D D ofthe foot rest B as a support for the articles.

These bars are particularly eiiicient for supporting shoes and other articles of wearing apparel.

In lieu of the shelf Gr the foot rest B may be used to support a cabinet for keeping foods and the like warm and in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings, I have illustrated a cabinet of this character. In the construction disclosed in this figure, H designates a cabinet, the bottom of which is conveniently provided with apertures therein to admit the heated air thereto from the register and the upper portion of which is provided with suitable openings to permit the air to pass outwardly therefrom. Depending from the bottom plate of the cabinet H are a pair of brackets H, the lower edges oi' which are provided with upwardly extending slots 7L `therein which are adapted to receive the rods D D of the foot rest when the cabinet is lowered thereon. To prevent accidental displacement of the cabinet, and tohold the same iirmly upon the foot rest B, means is conveniently provided for connecting the upper portion of the cabinet with the adjacent part of the wall. In the embodiment of the invention-illustrated, I have shown, for this purpose, a button I which is secured to the wall adjacent the cabinet and is provided with an enlarged head which is spaced from the wall. Secured to the cabinet and projecting rearwardly therefrom is a bracket K, the outer end of which is provided with a pair of separated arms lo having inturned portions le which are adapted as the cabinet is low- Vered onto the bars D D of the frame, to

move behind the enlarged head of the button I secured to the wall and thus hold the cabinet against outward movement.

While I have illustrated in the accompanying drawings, a convenient embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that many changes maj7 be made to the form and construction therein shown without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

I claim An attachment for hot air registers comprising a frame composed of spaced side pieces having cross bars arranged therebetween, means for supporting said side pieces adjacent the register, and a shelf having depending brackets, each of which have oppositely opening recesses therein for engagement with the front and rear portions of v the cross rods, whereby the shelf may be moved from the cross rods upon an upward and forward movement.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature 1n presence of' two witnesses.

JOHN H. ROBERTSON-- Witnesses:

J. D. HEAD, W. J. BOLL.

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